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Q13 LINEAR INEQUALITIES

[ TYPE 1 ]
1

The diagram shows a number line.

State the inequality in one unknown, x, represents by the number line.

[1 mark]

Answer :

The diagram shows a number line.

State the inequality in one unknown, x, represents by the number line.

[1 mark]

Answer :

Diagram in below shows a number line.

State the inequality in one unknown, x, represents by the number line.

[1 mark]

Answer :

The diagram shows the common solution for two simultaneous linear inequality.

State the inequality that represents the solution of both the inequalities.

[1 mark]

Answer :

The diagram shows the common solution for two simultaneous linear inequality.

State the inequality that represents the solution of both the inequalities.
Answer :

[1 mark]

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The diagram shows the common solution for two simultaneous linear inequality.

State the inequality that represents the solution of both the inequalities.

[1 mark]

Answer :

(a) List the integer values of x that satisfy 4 < x 1.

(b)

List the integer values of x that satisfy 2

1
1
<x< 8 .
3
2
[1 mark]

Answer :
(a)

(b)

[ TYPE 2 ]
8

(a) Solve the inequality 2 + x 5.

(b)

Solve the inequality 3 5 x.

(Ans : x 3)

[2004, No.10a]

(Ans : x 8)
[1 mark]

Answer :
(a)

(b)

(a) Solve the inequality 2 x 7.

(b)

(Ans : x 5)

List all the prime numbers that satisfy the inequalities 18 3x 2.

(Ans : 2, 3, 5)
[1 mark]

Answer :
(a)

10

(b)

(a) Solve the inequality

x
1.
2

(b)

Solve the inequality

3n
> 4.
2

(Ans : x 2)
(Ans : n <

8
3

)
[1 mark]

Answer :
(a)

(b)

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[ TYPE 3 ]
11

Solve the inequality 7 5x < 6 x.

(Ans : x >

1
4

[2 marks]
[2005,No.18]
Answer :

12

Solve the inequality 2 (5 y) > 1 y.

(Ans : y < 9)

[2 marks]

(Ans : x < 6)

[2 marks]

Answer :

13

Solve the inequality 6

x
> x 2.
3

Answer :

14

Find the values of m which satisfy the inequalities

[2 marks]
Answer :

m 1
2 (3 m).
2

(Ans : m

13
5

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Given that 7r + 3 > 8r 4, find the biggest value of r if r is an integer.

(Ans : 6)

[2 marks]

Answer :

[ TYPE 4 ]
16

Given that 2 < x 8 and x is an integer. Find the solution for 10x 60 2x.

(Ans : 5, 6, 7, 8)
[3 marks]

Answer :

17

List all the integer values of y that satisfy both the inequalities 3y + 1 4 and 5 y 0.
(Ans : 1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4)

[3 marks]

Answer :

18

List all the integer values of x that satisfy both the inequalities 4
(Ans : 3, 4, 5, 6)
Answer :

x
1 and 2 (x 1) x + 1.
2
[3 marks]

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List all the integer values of p if given 6p 8 16 and 4 p 6.

(Ans : 2, 1, 0, 1, 2, 3)
[3 marks]

Answer :

20

List all the integer values of x which satisfy both the inequalities
(Ans : 1, 0, 1, 2)

x
1 and 1 2x 5.
2
[3 marks]
[2006, No.14]

Answer :

21

List all the integer values of x which satisfy both the inequalities

x
3 1 and 3 x < 0.
2

(Ans : 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

[3 marks]
[2004, No.10b]

Answer :

22

List all the integer values of x which satisfy both the inequalities 1 2x 5 and x 2 +
(Ans : 1, 0, 1, 2, 3)
Answer :

x
.
3
[3 marks]

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Solve the following simultaneuos inequalities 3x 5 4 and 4 2x 14.

(Ans : x 5)
[3 marks]

Answer :

24

List all the integer values of m that satisfy both inequalities 1

(Ans : 1, 0, 1, 2, 3)

m
2 and 4 m 3m 8.
2
[3 marks]

Answer :

25

Solve the following simultaneous linear inequalities.

x 4
Answer :

x
3

and 5 < 4x 11

(Ans : x > 4)

[3 marks]

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[ TYPE 5 ]
26

List all the integer values of n that satisfy 5 < 2n 1 < 13.

(Ans : 4, 5, 6)
[3 marks]

Answer :

27

List all the integer values of y which satisfy 8 1 3y < 2.

(Ans : 2, 3)
[3 marks]

Answer :

28

List all the integer values of y which satisfy 10 x <

2x 3
7.
3

(Ans : 6, 7, 8, 9)
[3 marks]

Answer :

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29

Given that 5 3x < 2 (x 5). If x is integers, find the minimum value of 4x + 7.

(Ans : 23)
[3 marks]

Answer :

30

Given that 7 11x 28 4x and 5 y 3. If x and y are integers, find the maximum value of y x.
(Ans : 4)
[3 marks]
Answer :

31

Given that 1 x 1 and y + 1 9. If x and y are integers, find the maximum value of
4)
Answer :

32

y
.
(Ans :
x
[3 marks]

Given that 1 < x < 4 and 4 y 8, where x and y are integers, find the minimum value of
1
4

Answer :

x
.
y

[3 marks]

(Ans :